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glacial epoch meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of glacial epoch at MeaningMonkey.org. glacial epoch meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.GLACIAL EPOCH noun
Definition of glacial epoch (noun)
- any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface
- "the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene"
- synonyms: glacial period, ice age
- from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution
- synonyms: Pleistocene, Pleistocene epoch
Source: Princeton University Wordnet